LONDON (Reuters) -David Szalay won the 2025 Booker Prize for his novel ‘Flesh’ on Monday, becoming the first Hungarian-British author to win one of top awards in the English-speaking world. Written in spare prose – characterised by brevity and a lack of unnecessary detail – the book follows a man caught in a series of …
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By Paul Sandle, Sam Tabahriti and Jack Queen LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened legal action against the BBC for its editing of a speech he made in 2021 on the day his supporters overran the Capitol, which the British broadcaster admitted on Monday was an “error of judgement”. In the letter …
By Utkarsh Hathi (Reuters) -UK’s FTSE 100 touched a record closing high on Monday as global stocks climbed on signs that a historic U.S. government shutdown could be nearing its end, while Diageo surged after it appointed a former Tesco boss as its CEO. Shares of the world’s largest spirits maker gained 5.2%, recording their biggest …
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LONDON (Reuters) -BBC News said on Monday the broadcaster had received a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump threatening legal action over the edit of a documentary broadcast a week before the U.S. presidential election. The BBC has acknowledged the Trump speech edit gave a misleading impression and should have been handled more carefully. The …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Four ex-Glencore oil traders on Monday pleaded not guilty in a London court to bribery charges relating to the Swiss commodity trader’s operations in west Africa ahead of their trial in 2027. Martin Wakefield pleaded not guilty to three charges of conspiring to give corrupt payments to government officials in Nigeria, Cameroon and …
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By Andrew MacAskill, Kate Holton and Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -The BBC’s boss and its head of news quit on Sunday following accusations of bias at the British broadcaster, including in the way it edited a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump. The publicly funded BBC had been under mounting pressure after an internal report …
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MANCHESTER (Reuters) -Manchester City laid down a clear statement of intent in Pep Guardiola’s 1,000th game as a manager with a crushing 3-0 defeat of Premier League champions Liverpool on Sunday. First-half goals by Erling Haaland and Nico Gonzalez and a stunning effort by Jeremy Doku after the break crowned a superb City display against …
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(Reuters) -The director general of Britain’s BBC broadcaster, Tim Davie, is about to announce his resignation, Bloomberg News reporter Ailbhe Rea posted on X on Sunday, without giving a reason. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. (Reporting by Angela Christy in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is sending experts and equipment to Belgium to help it combat disruptive drone sightings, which have temporarily closed airports, the head of the British military said on Sunday. Drones have been spotted over airports and military bases in Belgium in the last week, having caused major disruption across Europe in recent months. …
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By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) – England withstood a testing physical assault from a fired-up Fiji before their Bomb Squad again helped them secure a 38-18 victory at Twickenham on Saturday, their ninth successive win, and set them up for next week’s New Zealand clash. England led 14-13 at halftime and 21-18 after an hour …
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